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Re:Native speakers are hard to understand in a lingua franca... by crucialfelix on Thursday May 20, 2021 @03:17PM (#27225753)
Yes, I thought I was being funny with my exaggerated french accent. They just found it clearer. Unfortunately this makes them think I have better french than I actually do and they speak to fast.
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Re:Native speakers are hard to understand in a lingua franca... by casmclas on Friday May 21, 2021 @05:58AM (#27232167)
I found in Paris, the easiest way to communicate was to speak English with an exaggerated French accent, and throw in the few words of French I know. In the other parts of France I've been to, English was effectively useless; I made do with broken German. This wasn't for conversation, but conveying information, buying stuff etc.
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